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New helmet spotted in Defiant Map pack [1 Year later]

Update, after many years, It's the Knucklehead Radar
Now that the Defiant Map pack is officially public, I found some pics on the interwebs that shows a new helmet.
Videos below,
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVkje9QlhJs]Frank O'Connor stuttering when asked about new gear (Armor) see 4:10 [/url]
[b]Frank O'Connor talking to GameTrailers[/b]
[i]"There's a couple of interesting easter eggs in there"
"We do have achievements as we typically do with DLC, and there may be some other things that you will err... find out over the months... but that's all on goona say on that at this point" [smiles]
"We are definalty supporting Halo: Reach for the rest of 2011 and beyond, so this is not the last content you will see for Halo: Reach"[/i]
[url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/defiant-map-halo-reach/711054]Video here, time of interest is from 2:01[/url]
Pics below,
[url=http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz289/xxoACEoxx/New_Armor.jpg]A big large one for the non believers, Oh Yeah![/url]
[url=http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz289/xxoACEoxx/FF_5.jpg]Now with 5 players in FireFight[/url]
[url=http://www.megapix.com/?p=BUG5Q23T&expid=MCDRAAK8P&expind=0]Pic 1[/url]
[url=http://www.megapix.com/?p=2UUFKFFI&expid=MCDRAAK8P&expind=1]Pic 2[/url]
[url=http://www.megapix.com/?p=E0N2VJF7&expid=MCDRAAK8P&expind=2]Pic 3[/url]
[url=http://www.megapix.com/?p=HRGXDJ29&expid=MCDRAAK8P&expind=3]Pic 4[/url]
[url=http://www.megapix.com/?p=65UH31DX&expid=MCDRAAK8P&expind=4]Pic 5[/url]
[url=http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101026192659/halo/images/f/f9/All_armor_permutations.jpg]Here is a pic of all current available armor,[/url]
[url=http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz289/xxoACEoxx/Armory_box.jpg]Not a real box-shot just me being creative[/url]
Comments from key people,
[url=http://halo.xbox.com/forums/general/f/14/p/3087/19307.aspx#19307]bs angel (343 Industries)[/url]
What do you think, is this a new helmet?
[b]Some key points posted over the following pages[/b]
I want to clear up a few terms here. I have read every page of this thread the last few days, not a post has gone unchecked. Somethings I'm about to go over ARE in fact restatements of things others have said, but none the less need to be stated again.
The first thing every intelligent person in this thread can agree on is this: The helmet and chest piece we see in these pictures have never been seen before. Not in Reach, Halo 3, and as far as I can tell, not in any Bungie title, unlike some other armor (security).
The second thing we can agree on is that the ONLY spartan to have armor other then default is the fancy British one with this monocle and necklace. This points out one very clear thing for me: they did that on purpose so people could find it, and create 2k+ post threads. That's a free ad right there, better then something you'll see on the sidebar of Facebook. It's the same thing that Bungie did with they're ODST interview videos. One person finds this site, another person finds the code, and now 10k posts later, people are more excited for the game. That's all we're seeing, just in a lower scale.
But now the question begs, where did this armor come from? Some people seem to think that it's and old build of the game, and the armor is cut. First off that's near impossible. Why make a map pack for a finished game, but base it off old code? For the map pack would not work on the current build of the game. Secondly, the dev (Certain Affinity) would not even have access to any other build. Thirdly, the building of the map pack began after release, unlike Noble. So this cannot be the answer.
So that leaves the possibility of it being hidden on the disk, or being downloaded. Before I get into this, let me say I did not code Reach in any way shape or form, so I do not know the capabilities of the engine fully. What I DO understand is general game design, and how to find things in the "code", which is really just a file directory.
In my opinion, I think the new armor is going to be in a download. And that is because I cannot find it on the disk. Now I'm sure people that disagree with me are getting ready to pull out the old "Disk Locked", or "Otto Said balh blah". Here is my rebuttal. It is called "Data Mining".
The difference between modding and data mining is that modders just set their credits to 9999999999 and boot up the game. Data mining is the act of looking the games code for things not easily seen on-game.
I did not mod my x-box to unlock everything like you may think. Oh no. I'm using a modded version of a program called "MyWarcraftStudio". This allows anyone to enter the file system of the game "World of Warcraft", and then fiddle with them as such. I used to make mods for the game, oh, 3 years ago I think, towards the end of BC. This is besides the point.
Using the program, I inserted a Reach disk, and was able to begin to browse the folders. I found folders for every piece of armor, the corresponding attachments, and armor effects. Including UA chest, Officer, Flames, and Bungie Blue Flames. I did not find anything that I could not identify. While it is not impossible I my have missed anything that is still hidden on this disk, however if I did, there is not much more to come. This leads me to why I believe the armor will be downloaded: simple fan cry out.
We begged all halo 3 long for Blood Gulch. We got it. We begged since Halo CE for pelicans. We got it, even if it is hidden. We cried to nerf the BR, and yes, we got it. And one of our biggest pleas was for new armor. Why oh why oh why would they not incorporate this into a game that they basically re-built from the ground up? Especially when the focus on a vast armory for the players is one of the main focus points of the game?
Now I'm sure a bunch of you that pulled out your other arguments are saying right now that new armor would only be used in the new maps. To think that this could not be fixed with a simple title update would be so naive that it may warrant and IQ test.
So ion short, due to me not finding it while physically scrolling through code, the large outcry for it, the simplicity and likelihood of an updated armory system, and the shear near impossibility of a new map being build off an old system, I must come to the conclusion that the most likely outcome is that the code for the new armor's visuals will be beamed to my Xbox when the pack comes out, and the code for wearing it will be beamed when I buy the maps.
[Edited on 02.15.2012 6:13 AM PST]

There are DRG dolls on the anniversary and a few other DLC maps, it reminds me of skulls in Halo 3 except for no reward, I thought of idea's on getting it but still haven't tried them, I thought of takeing pictures of them and sending them to a 343colonel industry member or a video and send it to them, or work for 343 and see if I can get it; just a thought :(

It is not impossible, but Bungie said adding one piece of armor would call for an 8GB update for that armor piece to be playable in campaign, firefight, and matchmaking
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Desicator616
I would love that so much, just to prove all the people who said it impossible wrong |:)[/quote]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Super PolarBear
Lol I forgot all about that helmet and this thread. What exactly is the truth behind all of this?[/quote]
They were actually planning on putting it in, but due to constraints they put the the GRD dolls in for lols instead.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Clone
I miss people playing because they enjoy the game.
[/quote]
Agreed. I play a game becasue I find it fun and I enjoy playing it. I don't need stupid -blam!- like armor to motivate me. I don't see why people care about their armor and now it's armor affects. It's not like they do anything like in Bethesda RPG games. You can't see your character most of the time. The only thing they do is take up disc space.
A ranking system is good idea though. Becasue it somewhat matches people around each others rank/skill. But there are people that seem to act like their rank/skill level is their lifes greatest accomplishment. It's the same about stats. There are people that act like their stats are also their lifes greatest accomplishment. It's just sad.
[Edited on 05.15.2012 4:16 PM PDT]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] BerzerkCommando
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] boomdeyadah
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] BerzerkCommando
I can only imagine the stupid -blam!- they are going to try in Halo 4. [/quote]Too late.[/quote]
True. I don't mind the load-outs and armor abilities. To me it adds a fresh feeling to the game. But I already hate the random weapon spawn -blam!- and the instant respawns. Also don't forget about adding a story to the multiplayer. Becasue we all know, it really needed one. [/quote]
Shooting each other because it's fun is not enough.
Here is random noise makers and point climbers
Here are some money for buying stuff
Here's your motivation to shoot each other
I miss people playing because they enjoy the game.
It all went downhill when people invested personal satisfaction from the Halo 2 ranking system.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] boomdeyadah
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] BerzerkCommando
I can only imagine the stupid -blam!- they are going to try in Halo 4. [/quote]Too late.[/quote]
True. I don't mind the load-outs and armor abilities. To me it adds a fresh feeling to the game. But I already hate the random weapon spawn -blam!- and the instant respawns. Also don't forget about adding a story to the multiplayer. Becasue we all know, it really needed one.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Clone
That's why it got canceled. Bungie even said that would be the problem if someone tried to add armor to the game and 343 thought they could work around it, but they couldn't.[/quote]
That scares me. Why? Because they doubted the people that made the game. I can only imagine the stupid -blam!- they are going to try in Halo 4.